Moldovița
Appearance
Moldovița | |
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Rural landscape in Moldovița | |
![]() Location in Suceava County | |
Coordinates: 47°41′N 25°33′E / 47.683°N 25.550°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Suceava |
Area | 249.24 km2 (96.23 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 4,883 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | SV |
Website | Official site |
Moldovița is a commune located in Suceava County, Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of four villages: namely Argel, Demăcușa, Moldovița, and Rașca.
A Latin-rite Catholic Diocese of Moldovița with see here existed from 1418 to 1550.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002 Romanian census, there were 5,021 people living in the commune. The national composition thereof was:
Ethnicity in Moldovița (1930–2002) | ||||||||
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Year | Romanians | Ukrainians | Russians | Germans (Bukovina Germans)[a] |
Poles | Slovaks | Turks | Jews |
1930 | 17.27% | 52.97% | 1.27% | 11.15% | 3.45% | - | - | 13.54% |
2002 | 4763 (94.9%) | 209 (4.2%) | - | 37 (0.7%) | 5 (0.1%) | 4 (0.1%) | 1 (< 0.1%) | 1 (< 0.1%) |
As for language, in 2002 the composition was:
Language in Moldovița (2002) | |||||||
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Year | Romanian | Ukrainian | German | Hungarian | |||
2002 | 4,839 (96.4%) | 167 (3.3%) | 12 (0.2%) | 1 (< 0.1%) |
Administration and local politics
[edit]Communal council
[edit]The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:[2]
Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 8 | |||||||||
Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 3 | |||||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 2 | |||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1 | |||||||||
People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 |
Gallery
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Moldovița Monastery photographed by Oliver Mark in 2018
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The renovated water tower of Moldovița
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Erosion in Moldovița
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam locomotive in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam locomotive in Moldovița commune, a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (July 2013), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița-Huțulca-Moldovița narrow-gauge steam train in Moldovița commune (February 2014), a popular touristic attraction of Suceava County
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Mocănița tourist train in Argel
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Mocănița tourist train in Argel
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Mocănița tourist train in Argel
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Mocănița tourist wagons in Moldovița
Notes
[edit]- ^ Eventually also Zipser Germans included in this figure as well.
References
[edit]- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
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